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Council ratifies police hire, establishes lieutenant rank and adopts salary changes
Summary
Council ratified the chief's hire of Tyrell Winter, approved departmental promotions and the creation of a lieutenant position to strengthen command structure, and adopted amended salary resolution No. 172 to reflect wage adjustments including a raised starting wage for new officers.
Police Chief (speaker 7) asked the council to ratify his December 30 appointment of Tyrell Winter to the police department and to approve promotions and a restructuring to prepare for future growth. The chief proposed promoting Scott Royer and Nick Hyde and to establish a lieutenant rank (reserving 901 for future use), and recommended increasing the starting wage for new officers from $23.50 to $25 per hour.
Council members recommended approval to aid recruitment and retention. The council voted to ratify the hire, to approve the departmental reorganization (including creating a lieutenant position), and approved an amended salary resolution (Resolution 172) to reflect the wage changes and reorganized positions.
Direct quote from staff reference: council said the proposal "stays within my current approved budget and even decreases it by a little over $4,000," referencing the chief's submitted reorganization plan.
